BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany’s election delivered a win to the conservative opposition as well as a historic surge in support for the far-right AfD party.
Here is a breakdown in graphics showing trends between male and female voters as well as different age groups and regions, according to preliminary results.
THE OUTCOME
The CDU/CSU conservative bloc won comfortably followed by the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), while the Social Democrats (SPD) of Chancellor Olaf Scholz slipped to their worst-ever result.
BY GENDER
Male voters tended more towards the centre-right CDU/CSU and far-right AfD, while female voters showed stronger support for the centre-left SPD and the hard-left Die Linke party.
BY AGE GROUP
The AfD saw its support weaken considerably among older age groups, while Die Linke performed well among younger voters.
EAST VS. WEST
The federal states that made up East Germany were more inclined to support the AfD and other parties outside the mainstream.
(Reporting by Rachel More, Editing by Miranda Murray)
